First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW West Virginia Awards

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards... Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Winners will be announced in January!

Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

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2024 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Standings

Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance
Mario the Maker Magician - MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN - Alban Arts Center 34%
Joey Stepp - A MAGICAL EVENING WITH JOEY STEPP - Alban Arts Center 34%
Kenneth Tigar - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 32%

Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical
Candace Maynard - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 35%
Marlette Carter - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 23%
Nina Pasinetti - LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 19%
Abby Buchanan - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 13%
Melissa Rosenberger - TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 11%

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical
Patience Deweese - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 23%
Janie Adkins - THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 20%
Nina Pasinetti - THE PROM - Charleston Light Opera Guild 16%
Ryann Willard - TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
Meaghan Whitney - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 8%
Meaghan Whitney - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 7%
Meg Patterson - SISTER ACT - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 6%
Ashley Soliman - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 5%
Nia Safarr Banks - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PART I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Christine Brewer - THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%

Best Dance Production
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 55%
THE NUTCRACKER - Old Opera House Theatre Company & Arts Centre 38%
COPPÉLIA - Old Opera House Theatre Company & Arts Centre 8%

Best Direction Of A Musical
Bill France - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 34%
Marlette Carter - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 20%
Nina Pasinetti - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 10%
Nina Pasinetti - LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 9%
Kim Willard - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
Susan Thornton - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 7%
Gabrielle Tokach - SISTER ACT - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 6%
Susan Thornton - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FA - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 5%

Best Direction Of A Play
Diana McCoy O’Briant - THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 22%
Christin Wesley - CLUE ON STAGE - Alban Arts Center 14%
Leah Turley - THE WOLVES - Marshall University 11%
Mariah Plante - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Alban Arts Center 10%
Paul Mroczka - FRANKENSTEIN - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
The Outsider - GLENN FRAIL - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 7%
Timothy Mace - PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 5%
Malika Oyetimein - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Oliver Butler - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Self Help - DAVID PORTERFIELD - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 3%
Helen Freeman - NUNSENSE - Alchemy Theatre 3%
Robyne Parrish - CLUE - West Virginia Public Theatre 3%
Daniel Kehde - BERT HELLMUNN FIGHTS THE DEMONS OF THE STAGE - Elk City PLayhouse 2%
Kimberly Senior - ENOUGH TO LET THE LIGHT IN - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 1%
Ron Lagomarsino - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 1%

Best Ensemble
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 27%
CABARET - Alban Arts Center 11%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 8%
TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 7%
INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
HONK! - Alban Arts Center 5%
MR. SCROOGE - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 4%
TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 3%
SEUSSICAL - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 3%
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%
CLUE - West Virginia Public Theatre 2%
THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical
Ducky Adams - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 33%
Loren Allen - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 23%
Nina Pasinetti - CINDERELLA - Charleston Light Opera Guild 15%
Emma Eckert - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 12%
Darryl Willard - TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
Matthew Webb - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%
Kate McGee - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%
Harold F. Burgess - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 2%
Mary Louise Geiger - ENOUGH TO LET THE LIGHT IN - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 1%

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance
Robin Bunch-Bailey - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 32%
JD Morrison - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 17%
Christa Navy - LEGALLY BLONDE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 11%
David Patrick - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 11%
Paul Cabell - SISTER ACT - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 9%
Tommy Bergeron - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 9%
Alison E. Shafer - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 8%
David Patrick - THE PROM - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%

Best Musical
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 34%
CABARET - Alban Arts Center 13%
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 9%
TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 8%
SEUSSICAL - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 7%
SISTER ACT - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 7%
HONK! - Alban Arts Center 6%
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 5%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 4%

Best Performer In A Musical
Emily Ferrell - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 27%
Sidney Wolfe-Harmon - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 9%
Rion Towery - TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
Erin Carico - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 8%
Beth Bowden - THE PROM - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
Lori Conn - LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
Megan Sydnor Collins - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
Dominic Massimino - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 5%
Rory Dunn - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 4%
Amanda Kight - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 4%
Jacob Fleck - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 4%
Joshua Runyon - DISNEY’S DESCENDANTS - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 4%
Andrew Lee Adkins - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 4%
Christa Navy - CINDERELLA - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%
James Meech - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 1%

Best Performer In A Play
Kayla Marcum - THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story Inc. 28%
Taylor Shaw - PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 20%
Brianne Taylor - STEEL MAGNOLIAS - West Virginia Public Theatre 11%
Daniel O'Brien - WHEN I'M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 7%
Kevin Tester - MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 5%
Shelby Garrett - CLUE - West Virginia Public Theatre 4%
Jean Christian Barry - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Brett Reel - WHY - West Virginia Theater East 4%
Toni L. Martin - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%
Christine Brewer - THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 3%
Jude Tibeau - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 2%
Jasminn Johnson - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 2%
Jeanine Evans - THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%
Teri Campbell - SELF HELP - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%
Julia Carriger - BERT HELLMUNN FIGHT THE DEMONSOF THE STAGE - Elk CIty Playhouse 1%
Evan Engle - WHY - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Robyne Parrish - ON GOLDEN POND - Totem pole playhouse 1%

Best Play
THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story, Inc 23%
CABARET - Alban Arts Center 13%
CLUE ON STAGE - Alban Arts Center 12%
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Marshall University 9%
CLUE - West Virginia Public Theatre 8%
HONK! - Alban Arts Center 8%
THE OUTSIDER - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 6%
WHY - West Virginia Theater East 5%
TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 3%
SELF HELP - Old Opera House Theatre Co 3%
TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - 2024 2%
THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%
BERT HELLMUNN FIGHTS THE DEMONS OF THE STAGE - Elk City Playhouse 2%

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical
Dawn Hopson - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 21%
Adam Bryan - PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 14%
Bruce Baisden - THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 12%
Loren Allen - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 10%
Darryl Willard - TARZAN THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
Tom Pasinetti - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 8%
Tom Pasinetti - LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 7%
Lee Hebb - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 6%
Lee Hebb - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 4%
Britton W. Mauk - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Luciana Stecconi - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 2%
James Noone - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 1%
Mara Ishihara Zinky - ENOUGH TO LET THE LIGHT IN - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 0%

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical
Cayce Phalen - PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 33%
Rico Massimino - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 23%
Rico Massimino - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 22%
Stephon Dorsey - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 8%
David Remedios - TORNADO TASTES LIKE ALUMINUM STING - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 8%
Brendan Aanes - THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Christopher Darbassie - ENOUGH TO LET THE LIGHT IN - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%

Best Supporting Performer In A Musical
Brady Dent - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 10%
Kaity Dingess - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 9%
Charles S. Wallace - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 7%
Malia Saar as Mrs. Cratchit - MR SCROOGE - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 6%
Ethan Patrick - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE THE MUSICAL - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 6%
Christin Wesley - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 6%
Griffin Frye - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Southern WV Community & Technical Theater 6%
Dan Reed - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 5%
Daisy Mason - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 5%
Taylor Shaw - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
Andrea Payne - LEGALLY BLONDE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 5%
Olivia Hayes - SEUSSICAL - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 5%
Daniel Rossbach - SISTER ACT - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 3%
Kennie Bass - LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%
Olivia Hayes - HONK! - Alban Arts Center 3%
Susanna Morris - CABARET - Alban Arts Center 3%
Jackson Johnson - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 3%
Lauren Meyer - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 2%
Jakob Spruce - CABARET - Charleston Light Opera Guild 2%
Ryan McGaughey - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%
Katie O’Neill Rogers - SISTER ACT - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 2%
Kayla Jackson - INTO THE WOODS - Charleston Light Opera Guild 1%
Kayla Jackson - LEGALLY BLONDE - Charleston Light Opera Guild 1%

Best Supporting Performer In A Play
Zach DeHart - THE ARACOMA STORY - The Aracoma Story, Inc. 25%
Daniel Reed - PONTYPOOL - Alban Arts Center 17%
Samantha Phalen - BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - Marshall University 12%
Myles Hamilton - WHEN I'M GONE - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 10%
Amy Hebb - SELF HELP - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 9%
Cyndi Fuller - NUNSENSE - Alchemy Theatre 7%
John Floyd - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
MJ Rawls - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 4%
Elizabeth Egan - THE SECOND TO LAST CHANCE LADIES LEAGUE - Old Opera House Theatre Co. 4%
Sawyer Jenkins - WHY - West Virginia Theater East 2%
Jerome Preston Bates - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 1%
Katie Lahman - WHY - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Maddy Painter - WHY - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Kevin Shreve - WHY - West Virginia Theater East 1%
Keith Lee Grant - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY PARTS I & II - Contemporary American Theatre Festival 0%

Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production
HONK! - Alban Arts Center 27%
GREASE THE SCHOOL EDITION - Mountain Movers Theatre Company 23%
SEUSSICAL - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 20%
MR SCROOGE - Children’s Theatre of Charleston 17%
SEUSSICAL - Alban Arts Center 13%

Favorite Local Theatre
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Theater 24%
Alban Arts Center 19%
Charleston Light Opera Guild 14%
Old Opera House Theatre Company and Arts Centre 10%
The Aracoma Story, Inc. 9%
Mountain Movers Theatre Company 8%
Children’s Theatre of Charleston 6%
Joan C Edwards Performing Arts Center 5%
Contemporary American Theatre Festival 3%
West Virginia Theater East 2%

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